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David Cook on Acting, Paula Abdul and Donating Pants to Hard Rock

Jeanne — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 08:45:04 +0000

According to E!, American Idol winner, David Cook, has said that he would like to get into acting while he was doing a CD signing a the Hard Rock Cafe at Universal CityWalk in Los Angeles.

"It’s another kind of way to be creative, so I’m very on board for that." I think that it could actually work, to be honest. I think that David is an intense person and he’s had a lot of life experience which totally comes out in his music. I’m sure he could translate into something great on the big screen or television. I hope he gets some offers!

He also weighed in on the fact that Paula Abdul is not returning to Idol. "Nobody can replace her," Cook said. "I don’t think anybody should try. What made Paula work and what makes all the judges work is that they are their own people… After being critiqued, I don’t know if I can do that to someone."

No kidding! Well, for what it’s worth, I completely agree with him about Paula so it should be interesting to see how this upcoming season goes.

David also donated some pants to the Hard Rock (I love going to the different Hard Rock Cafe’s around the world and seeing all of the memorabilia so it’s cool that he did this!). Watch this quick video about the donation.

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Paula Abdul Reportedly Turned Down 30% Raise

Jeanne — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:19:53 +0000

I have no idea what is true or false any more but CBS is reporting that Paula Abdul left American Idol after producers offered her a 30% raise! Wow!

CBS News correspondent, Priya David, is quoted as saying the following: "This all came down to money… [Abdul] was being offered a 30 percent pay raise that amounted to an eight-figure deal, but that, apparently, wasn’t enough."

The article speculates that this turn of events has occurred because Kara DioGuardi was offered a contract (maybe Paula thought Kara wouldn’t be sticking around?) and could all be part of negotiating hardball.

EW.com writer, Michael Slezak, was on the CBS Early Show this morning where he said that Paula could be coming back to the show after causing this big “summer soap opera” even though she “may have overplayed her hand just a bit.” Watch the video:

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Nigel Lythgoe Weigh in On Paula Abdul Shocker

Jeanne — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:11:02 +0000

Nigel Lythgoe is no longer the executive producer for American Idol but he definitely had some things to say about Paula Abdul’s decision to leave the show. While he said that it’s unfortunate (and he said that he doesn’t know if it’s an official thing) but he stressed that she’s only part of the show since it is the talent that makes Idol the popular show that it is. He did go on to say that Paula was the heart of the show and she was always there to pick up the contestants and dust them off after a bad performance (or some harsh criticism from Simon Cowell).

He did seem to take aim at Kara DioGuardi, though he didn’t mention her by name. He said that he hopes that whomever replaces Paula has the “ability to understand these kids and praise them.” Yeah, I hope so too!

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Ryan Seacrest “Stunned” By Paula’s Departure

Jeanne — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 18:01:03 +0000

If Paula Abdul had planned to quit American Idol, she definitely didn’t let co-worker, Ryan Seacrest, know about it. On his radio show this morning, he said the following: “The news stunned me last night. I was shocked… She’s a dear friend. I love her to death and am really sad that it came to fruition. I’m just bummed because we’ve worked together for so many years. It’s sad.”

I speculated that it might be a stunt to pressure the Idol bosses into giving in to her contract demands. Apparently, people are asking Ryan the same thing. He said “everyone that I’ve passed today here has asked is it true? Is it a publicity stunt? As far as I know, it’s real. At this point she’s decided to leave.”

Would he be happy if she changed her mind? “I would love that,” he said. “I think that would be fantastic for all of us. That would be great… Obviously she has her reasons for doing it and if she didn’t feel like she was getting what she needed, I understand that too.”

His message to her? “Paula, please go back to Idol,” she said. “It would mean the world to me.”

Awwww! Who knew that Ryan could be so sweet? For what it’s worth, I hope she does return to the show. It just will not be the same without her!

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